CBC Wildlife News

Records submitted in the last 14 days, most recent first. Amber indicates local or uncommon, bold red indicates a description is needed for verification at county or national level, green indicates category D (reasonable doubt of natural occurrence) or category E (escapes or non-sustaining introductions).

Thu 04 December 2025

Cley Marshes
07:45 to 09:55
7-8C, SE f3, overcast. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's

2000 Pink-footed Goose (plus, on and off the reserve) ,

75 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (plus, Eye Field) ,

20 Pintail (Pope's Pool) ,

6 Little Grebe ,

2 Little Egret ,

4 Cormorant ,

1 Water Rail (heard, S end E Bank) ,

4 Avocet ,

2 Curlew ,

16 Black-tailed Godwit (15 Pat's, 1 Arnold's) ,

1 Snipe (Brackish) ,

6 Redshank ,

6 Dunlin ,

6 Golden Plover (Pat's) ,

698 Lapwing ,

3 Marsh Harrier ,

2 Kingfisher (1 Pat's, 1 Main Drain) ,

3 Stonechat (pr Arnold's, 1 Pat's) ,

1 Water Pipit (Pat's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Wed 03 December 2025

Cley Marshes
14:30 to 15:15
Clear sky,fresh.

2 Bearded Tit (Approach to Bishops) ,

4 Reed Bunting ,

1 Stonechat ,

2 Wren ,

2 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Kingfisher ,

[Mick Roe]

Wed 03 December 2025

Cley Marshes
14:00 to 15:45
Clear skies, warm until 15:00 then cold. SW wind

3 Glossy Ibis (North Scrape - in to roost.) ,

4 Little Grebe (Main Drain from Gillmor Hide) ,

1 Caspian Gull (1st winter in large gull roost - good pick up by DF) ,

c.3500 Pink-footed Goose (Incredible roost arrival at sunset. Most onto Billy's Wash) ,

1 Sparrowhawk (Male on gateway east side of North Scrape) ,

11 Marsh Harrier (Over reserve) ,

c.8 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (North Scrape) ,

120 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Eye Field - including the leucistic individual) ,

1 Pale-bellied Brent Goose (Eye Field) ,

12 Golden Plover (Over Eye Field at dusk) ,

2 Stonechat (Fenceline along beach) ,

12 Pintail (Over reserve) ,

[David Griffiths]

Wed 03 December 2025

Cley Marshes
07:45 to 10:10
4-6C, S f3, mist/sun. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, Snipe's, E Bank & Arnold's.

2000 Pink-footed Goose (on Wigeon Marsh, many more flying around) ,

13 Pintail (Arnold's/Brackish) ,

4 Little Grebe (1 Don's, 3 Brackish/Main Drain) ,

1 Little Egret ,

2 Cormorant ,

8 Moorhen (incl 6 on Snipe's) ,

5 Avocet (2 Arnold's, 3 Pat's) ,

2 Curlew ,

24 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

1 Snipe (Pat's) ,

14 Redshank ,

3 Ruff (2 ad m, 1 fw m, Pat's) ,

5 Dunlin (Pat's) ,

1 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

326 Lapwing ,

1 Buzzard ,

3 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Peregrine (ad, Brackish shingle) ,

1 Kestrel (juv) ,

1 Grey Wagtail (briefly, Snipe's Marsh) ,

2 Stonechat (pr, Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Tue 02 December 2025

Cley Marshes
13:30 to 14:30
Sunny, cold SW wind. Dry

80 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Eye Field including a leucistic bird with very distinctive head making.) ,

1 Pale-bellied Brent Goose (Eye Field) ,

[David Griffiths]

Tue 02 December 2025

Kelling
11:45 to 12:00
Sunny with S 15mph wind, cool

2 Red Kite (Over school and village ) ,

[Steven Stansfield]

Tue 02 December 2025

Cley/Salthouse
11:42 to 11:42
Fresh southerly, cloudless.

1 Peregrine (Flew south over Attenborough's Walk, adjacent to Watling Water.) ,

2 Glossy Ibis (Same site, same time.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Tue 02 December 2025

Kelling (sea)
10:00 to 11:20
Sunny with S 15mph wind, cool

618 Common Scoter (Counted from photograph) ,

8 Velvet Scoter (One near adult drake, others immatures/F) ,

[Steven Stansfield]

Tue 02 December 2025

Salthouse
09:30 to 09:45
Duck Pond

1 Pintail (ad m) ,

4 Moorhen ,

1 Mute Swan (juv (4GEW)) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Tue 02 December 2025

Cley Marshes
07:40 to 09:25
8-9C, S f3-4, sun after early cloud. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

2500 Pink-footed Goose (flocks on and off reserve from fields) ,

13 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (flew E) ,

20 Pintail (2 Brackish, 18 Arnold's but mobile) ,

6 Little Grebe (Don's, Brackish & Main Drain) ,

2 Little Egret ,

1 Cormorant ,

4 Avocet (Pat's) ,

17 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

4 Curlew ,

3 Redshank ,

5 Snipe (3 Pat's, 2 Brackish) ,

19 Dunlin (Pat's) ,

423 Lapwing ,

1 Golden Plover (Pat's) ,

1 Red Kite (W) ,

1 Kestrel ,

5 Marsh Harrier (incl. yellow tagged fem) ,

2 Stonechat (pr E Bank) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]